TOSSED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

tossed

verb

past tense of toss

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in jerked

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

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Recent Examples of tossed Butler said there seemed to be no warning before the man was tossed into nearby bushes. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Cranes helped shift the carriages as police and soldiers helped pick through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The first sign of the picture’s flair for 4DX innovation came when Colman peed into her chamber pot and then tossed the contents out the door — and into the audience’s face, as we were all doused with water representing Colman’s urine. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026 Image 1 of 4 The coalition’s suit got tossed, but the data center’s opponents found other ways to voice their displeasure. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 Scott Novak, who has tossed around more yellow than any other zebra. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Murphy went with seven relievers after starter Dustin May tossed just three innings. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The Panthers are coming off a 59-0 victory over Nevada Community; Heritage sophomore quarterback Lane Vargas tossed eight TD passes. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Required to go for two, Toney took a handoff and tossed a two-point conversion to Cooper Barkate. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed

Verb

The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
And there was a frenzy as one man, grimacing and sweating, lurched along pulling a truck with a rope.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurched

Verb

During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerked

Verb

Megill retired Richie Palacios on a grounder to second to end it, threw his arms in the air and was mobbed by teammates near the mound while Brewers fans celebrated in the stands.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Soliman lit two Molotov cocktails and threw them at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages during the Run For Their Lives organization's regular gathering on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall, prosecutors said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discarded

Verb

Smart and defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann were not swayed by Baugh’s breakout senior season.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Studies and audits of state voter rolls have repeatedly found that voting by noncitizens is rare and hasn’t swayed any elections.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of swayed

Verb

In another confrontation with Ravana, Lakshmana intervenes to protect Vibhishana from a spear hurled by Ravana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
In another, guards beat a detainee and hurled sexist slurs while denying her access to the toilet and sanitary pads.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

The first atmospheric river to hit the Southwest this season dumped up to five times the average rain for November in parts of the region, triggering destructive flooding for the second consecutive month.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026